Back in November, Abrams told Hollywood Life he thought he may be too personally invested in the “Star Wars” world to tackle directing “Episode VII,” as the six-part series is one of his favorites “of all time.”

“I frankly feel that – I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being that kind of iconic movie and series,” he told the website at the time. “I was never a big ‘Star Trek’ fan growing up, so for me, working on ‘Star Trek’ didn’t have any of that, you know, almost fatal sacrilege.

Adding, “I am looking forward more than anyone to the next iterations of ‘Star Wars’, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer!”